Friday, May 14, 2010

It's the final day of Dress Your Best week, and I'm celebrating my hair. I feel particularly glad to celebrate my hair because this month, I am also celebrating three years of being a cancer survivor.

Aside from a stint of chemo-induced baldness and the subsequent pixie and bob haircuts, my hair has always been long and I love it that way. I can no longer tell whether it is neurosis or vanity that prevents me from chopping it to look as cute as Katy or Lexie. But my long hair is also a reminder of all that I've been through and how resilient I can be. And so it only seems fitting that the last day of Dress Your Best goes to celebrating the three parts of me that will always be metaphorically interconnected: hair, health, and happiness.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. xoxo.

P.S. I promise not to be this sentimental again! I think all this body-lovin' celebration has gotten to me...

Cheers! Here's to being a survivor :) Thanks for sharing! Says a lot about your strength and spirit ... Impressive! ... Love this olive green against your skin. Blue Green is also a lovely combo. Love the look, love your hair :) Have a wonderful weekend!

there is absolutely nothing wrong with a bit of sentimentality. that is an incredible story. it is always encouraging to hear about people who have triumphed over such times. your hair looks gorgeous - as do you! i love that colour green on you! xx

Wow, Tania, what a story! I'm so happy to hear that you're a survivor and you should sport your gorgeous locks proudly as a symbol of that. I've always admired your really beautiful hair, but now it seems even more poignant that I know this story behind it. I'm so glad you're well!

And thanks for participating this week, I've really loved all your posts!S

A full head of luscious hair is something often taken for granted, especially by younger women. Thanks for reminding the world that it needs to be appreciated. Your hair is gorgeous! Congratulations on three years, and I wish you many, many healthy years to come. Have a wonderful weekend!

There's nothing wrong with being sentimental. Being glad to be alive is a perfect reason for celebration, even if your life hasn't been so overtly challenged as with cancer. It's important that you're still here. Congratulations, and happy hair day! :)

our bodies really are amazing.i had no idea you were a cancer survivor, it's nice to learn a little about a woman i stare at everytime she posts! ;)congratulations on your remission.you look great, love everything you're wearing...and you do have great hair!

I didn't know why I was so enchanted with your hair this week, it looks so bright and beautiful... and now I can finally understand why you look so confident in life. I've never imagined that someone like you --and here I mean more than yourself in the outside, could be a cancer survivor. Now I see :) I am very proud of you, darling. You really inspire me in life. May God bless you everyday and please, keep rocking :D

Your hair is beautiful and amazing, and I wanted to thank you for sharing your experience with us. You are truly inspiring in so many ways, both in your style and your strength. Here's to many more healthy years.

This is my first time commenting but I wanted to just say congratulations on being a 3-year cancer survivor!! I celebrate my survivorship anniversary every year in February (27 years this year, I was only 5 when diagnosed).

I have always thought your hair so beautiful, I had no idea of the story behind it. You're so brave and this is a really powerful lovely message - thank you Tania for reminding me that I should be grateful for what I have and to appreciate everything. (I love your outfit too!)

This was such a touching post! I always think that your hair looks gorgeous in your outfit photos, and the story behind the length made me tear up a little! I've always been a long hair girl too, but go through spurts of short cuts.

Wow, it is always so shocking when a young person shares that they are a cancer survivor. Some don't even feel comfortable doing it. So, thanks for bringing some awareness... I'm so glad that you are healthy and I've said it before but I'll say it again, you've got some DAMN GOOD HAIR!!!

I just stumbled upon your blog tonight. I'm trying to be a bit more fashionable and so I'm looking for ideas. Because there is nothing to make a girl feel not so cute than to be bald right? I just finished chemo two months ago (Hodgkin's lymphoma). Thanks for giving me a whole lot of hope tonight seeing your beautiful long hair. I love wearing mine long too. You look great! Here's to good health (and you know, cute shoes)!

Congrats girl! It's crazy because you just never know who has gone through something that life-changing. I've been loving your blog for a while now, and of course I never would have known. Happy birthday, and btw I like the weirdly-shiny tights. :) I'm also one who will never cut my hair again if I can help it.... it signifies much more than beauty to me.